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Q: I Need Advice/help. Im Am 16 And Depressed
asked by: sweet_jezz101 on December 3rd, 2007
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i need some help, im only 16 and i fell like my depression has gotten worse, i have often thoughts about suicide and how i feel useless and i know this doesn't seem normal.

i began to feel depressed when i started working at age 14 for two months.

i suffer from problems at home: my brother is a drug user and there has been constant fighting between him and my parents (for over 3 years now) and i get scared, upset and stressed all the time they happen and now all these emotions wont disappear.

i began to occasionally start thinking of suicide when i am left alone to thoughts but this only began happening 3 or more months ago when my brother and mother were in a huge fight and my brother became violent and threw things.
when i tried to step in and calm him down my oldest sister moved me out of the way and then she was hit in the face by him. i know i shouldn't be the one feeling guilty but i felt as though i deserved to be hit not her, it was all my fault that i couldn't do anything to avoid such a thing happening. this is what made me feel as depressed as i am now.

please help me with any advice, i don't want to ask my parents....i feel afraid of what they will do and i don't want them to feel more stressed as they are right now.
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kymm
replied on December 3rd, 2007
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You say you can't go to your parent's. Go to the counselor at school, if this isnt a opition then talk to a very close friend, or maybe your preacher can help.
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kymm
replied on December 3rd, 2007
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You say you can't go to your parent's. Go to the counselor at school, if this isnt a opition then talk to a very close friend, or maybe your preacher can help.
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CarolDiane
replied on December 3rd, 2007
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Believe it or not, most depression starts at home. Normally familys that don't get along wih the parents or broken homes, siblings that can't stand each other. It is a shame it really is. I know it make some of us not even want to go home sometimes.
The home is supposed to be a safe place. Instead it has turned into to a hourse of horror.
I am with you on this one. I had to move out of my mom and sister's house just to keep my sanity. With that and drugs, I now stuggle like you to keep my postivie thoughts going.
It's very hard to be in a place where you feel you are stranded and nothing but fighting going on. It is one heck of a situation to be in. And you poor thing, at you age it is even worse. Where can you go? No where. So the only thing you can do is try and let things slide off you shoulders, get some help that will get you though this.
We now live in the days where the family is really not a family anymore with most of the time both parents working and tired when they get home. Lot's of school work to contend with and just all around life. We live in a very busy world and sometimes it feels we just are never going to catch up with it.
Get some help and meds if that is what you need so you can feel better and get yourself through this monster.

In My Thoughts,
Carrie
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